LGBTQ+ Destinations

Travelers craving a proper British experience without leaving New York City should check out this quick guide of cool places to go.

The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association’s signature event attracted its largest and most globally diverse delegation in its 36-year history - Nearly 700 delegates representing 49 countries and territories gathered at the New York Hilton Midtown 24-27 April for IGLTA’s most successful convention to date. The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association’s premier event united global thought leaders to discuss tourism trends, technology developments, workplace inclusion and human rights—wide-ranging topics connected through the lens of LGBTQ+ travel.

Pink Banana Media, in partnership with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) and sponsored by Metrosource, Brkthru Digital, Vacaya and Puerto Vallarta, today announced that the organization will host a pre-conference reception just before the start of its Global Convention, at Aspire at One World Observatory, located on the 102nd floor of OneWorld Trade Center in New York City, on April 23, 2019.

In New York City, the 2019 forecast is rainbow-tinted. It’s the year the city commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising—the fateful event back in June 1969 that ignited the LGBTQ civil rights movement. And next year, we’re thrilled to hold our 36th Annual Global Convention in the city where it all began.

The 2019 theme, UNITE, emphasizes the need for tourism professionals to work together to create a more inclusive world for LGBTQ travelers

Among the highlights of the 2018 show was a brand new LGBTQ Travel Pavilion, which showcased some of the latest trends in LGBTQ-centric tourism. Exhibitors in the new pavilion included ManAboutWorld, Out in the Vineyard, Oscar Wilde Tours, Shady Ladies Tours, R Family Vacations, Quiiky-Gay Tours in Italy, Outings & Adventures, Insider Voyagers and the Stonewall National Monument.

Explore NYC with Kyle Krieger

Just about everything. It is composed of five boroughs covering 300 square miles, but with so much to see and do within the 23 square miles called Manhattan, most visitors sadly don’t have time to walk or cycle across the Brooklyn Bridge or visit the outer boroughs. (You could make a terrific vacation out of Brooklyn and Queens alone!).

iHeartRadio spoke with the creator behind the growing Instagram feed dedicated to bare bums and LGBTQ coming out stories

The LGBTQ Travel Pavilion at The New York Times Travel Show doubles in size this year. Check out these top highlights for the community and its allies.

Tituss Burgess to host London-New York flight featuring drag queen bingo and live performances for WorldPride in June 2019

New York City is the birthplace of the global Pride movement and spiritual home of LGBTQ people everywhere.

Photos from a sunny autumn day at the High Line elevated railway park in NYC, a place of special significance with gay history and a new LGBTQ photobook

While gay bars continue to proliferate (especially in Hell’s Kitchen), dance clubs are on the decline.